John H. Byerly, one of the active and enterprising farmers of Jasper Township, residing on section 32, where he has eighty acres of choice land, was born in Pennsylvania, the date of his birth being October 24, 1839. His parents, Henry and Christiana (Starr) Byerly, were also natives of the State of Pennsylvania, and were among the early settlers of Illinois, removing to that State in 1839 when our subject was an infant. John H. Byerly, the subject of this sketch, grew to manhood in Illinois, being reared to the avocation of a farmer, which he has made his life-work. He lived at home till attaining the age of eighteen years, when he began working out by the month in Ogle County, Illinois. In 1873 he immigrated to Iowa, locating in Ringgold County, where he remained until 1874. In that year he came to Carroll County and for one year lived on rented land on Brushy Fork. He then came north of Glidden and lived on rented land for four years, when he bought the farm where he has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits, which he has brought under a fine state of cultivation. Mr. Byerly has been twice married, taking for his first wife Miss Catherine Raybuck, whom he married in 1865. To this union was born one daughter—Ida. Mrs. Byerly died April 19, 1882, and October 22, 1884, Mr. Byerly was married to Miss Fracier, a native of Carroll County, Iowa, born October 22, 1865, a daughter of Rufus and Mary (Buttric) Fracier, natives of Indiana. Politically Mr. Byerly affiliates with the Democrats. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Postoffice Glidden, Iowa.

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